Courtesy NASA: An Artist's Rendering of Distant Planets

I think I’ve written about this in in previous blog posts, but there have been hundreds of new planets discovered beyond our own solar system.    Recently, astronomers in Europe have discovered 32 new planets orbiting distant stars. 

This brings the thought to my mind that there is life out there…somewhere.   However, none of these 32 planets would likely harbor life.   I think eventually we will find a planet which has the possibility of sustaining life.    Astronomers have found some planets which almost meet certain criteria to sustain life.   Even if we found a distant Earth-like world,  it would take thousands and thousands of years to get there (with current technology).

Here’s an article about these recent discoveries:   32 New Planets Found